ఉమ్మివేయు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of ఉమ్మి (ummi, “spit”) +‎ వేయు (vēyu, “to gently throw”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /umːiʋeːju/

Verb

ఉమ్మివేయు • (ummivēyu) (causal ఉమ్మివేయించు)

To spit, spit out.
Synonyms: ఉమియు (umiyu), ఊంచు (ūñcu)

References

"ఉమ్మి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 167

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